25 Years of Heritage Open Days
coventrysociety This year marks the 25th anniversary of Heritage Open Days. Coventry was involved in the very first Heritage Open Day in the UK in 1994. The Coventry Society was involved…
Heritage and History
More of Coventry’s Heritage Set to be bulldozed
Plans have been published to demolish three characterful buildings in Warwick Road and replace them with a modern concrete office block (see above). The plans involve the demolition of 23,…
Plymouth Shows how to Protect Post-war Architecture
In a move that would be inconceivable in Coventry, the City of Plymouth has decided to designate its post-war redevelopment area as a Conservation Area. Plymouth, like Coventry, was badly…
Is the writing on the wall for another Coventry Listed Building?
In the continued absence of a City Council Conservation Officer, the Coventry Society has concerns for the future of another listed building in the city facing the ongoing pressure for…
Historic Foleshill Building to be Restored for Homes
Plans have been published to convert the former Challenge Cycle Works on Foleshill Road to new apartments and live-work units. The building, at 203 – 269 Foleshill Road, is locally…
Walking Tour of Earlsdon with Peter Walters
Join CovSoc on Monday 8th July 2019 for a walking tour of the original eight streets of Earlsdon with author and historian Peter Walters. We meet at 6.30 p.m. at…
Coventry Canal Basin Music and Arts Festival
Next weekend, alongside the Floating Market promoted recently on this site, there will be a music and arts festival in Coventry Canal Basin. Sunday 30th June from 12 noon –…
Tour of Coventry’s Postwar Architecture
For Civic Day 2019, on Saturday 22nd June, the Coventry Society organised a “Walk and Talk” around Coventry’s Postwar architecture. Society chairman, Paul Maddocks, led a party of about 25…
Walk and See – Coventry’s Post War Architecture
Join CovSoc for a Walk and Talk to commemorate Civic Day 2019. For this year’s Civic Day we are celebrating Coventry’s post war architecture. We meet at 12 noon on…
Meet Athelstan in Tamworth
Our friends in the Tamworth Civic Society have issued an invitation to Coventry residents to attend their annual Tamworth Lecture. Famous historian and writer Tom Holland will be talking about…